WO2001002715A1 - An external combustion engine - Google Patents

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WO2001002715A1
WO2001002715A1 PCT/GB2000/002496 GB0002496W WO0102715A1 WO 2001002715 A1 WO2001002715 A1 WO 2001002715A1 GB 0002496 W GB0002496 W GB 0002496W WO 0102715 A1 WO0102715 A1 WO 0102715A1
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chamber
combustion engine
external combustion
engine according
wall
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PCT/GB2000/002496
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Stephen Hugh Salter
William Hugh Salvin Rampen
Uwe Bernhardt Pascal Stein
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New Malone Company Limited
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Priority to JP2001507925A priority Critical patent/JP2003503636A/ja
Priority to US10/019,603 priority patent/US6606849B1/en
Priority to AT00940655T priority patent/ATE291689T1/de
Priority to AU55565/00A priority patent/AU5556500A/en
Priority to DE60018933T priority patent/DE60018933T2/de
Priority to EP00940655A priority patent/EP1194688B1/de
Publication of WO2001002715A1 publication Critical patent/WO2001002715A1/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G1/00—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants
    • F02G1/04—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type
    • F02G1/043—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
    • F02G1/0435—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines the engine being of the free piston type

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
  • Luminescent Compositions (AREA)
  • Polymers With Sulfur, Phosphorus Or Metals In The Main Chain (AREA)
  • Pistons, Piston Rings, And Cylinders (AREA)
  • Compression-Type Refrigeration Machines With Reversible Cycles (AREA)
  • Cylinder Crankcases Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
PCT/GB2000/002496 1999-07-01 2000-06-29 An external combustion engine WO2001002715A1 (en)

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JP2001507925A JP2003503636A (ja) 1999-07-01 2000-06-29 外部燃焼機関
US10/019,603 US6606849B1 (en) 1999-07-01 2000-06-29 External combustion engine
AT00940655T ATE291689T1 (de) 1999-07-01 2000-06-29 Auswendige brennkraftmaschine
AU55565/00A AU5556500A (en) 1999-07-01 2000-06-29 An external combustion engine
DE60018933T DE60018933T2 (de) 1999-07-01 2000-06-29 Auswendige brennkraftmaschine
EP00940655A EP1194688B1 (de) 1999-07-01 2000-06-29 Auswendige brennkraftmaschine

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GB9915430.4 1999-07-01
GBGB9915430.4A GB9915430D0 (en) 1999-07-01 1999-07-01 A heat engine system

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WO2001002715A1 true WO2001002715A1 (en) 2001-01-11

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US (1) US6606849B1 (de)
EP (1) EP1194688B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2003503636A (de)
AT (1) ATE291689T1 (de)
AU (1) AU5556500A (de)
DE (1) DE60018933T2 (de)
GB (1) GB9915430D0 (de)
WO (1) WO2001002715A1 (de)

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US7364409B2 (en) 2004-02-11 2008-04-29 Haldex Hydraulics Corporation Piston assembly for rotary hydraulic machines
US7380490B2 (en) 2004-02-11 2008-06-03 Haldex Hydraulics Corporation Housing for rotary hydraulic machines
US7402027B2 (en) 2004-02-11 2008-07-22 Haldex Hydraulics Corporation Rotating group of a hydraulic machine
US7856817B2 (en) 2004-12-01 2010-12-28 Haldex Hydraulics Corporation Hydraulic drive system
US7992484B2 (en) 2004-02-11 2011-08-09 Haldex Hydraulics Corporation Rotary hydraulic machine and controls

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US1487664A (en) 1923-02-27 1924-03-18 Malone John Fox Jennens Heat engine
US1717161A (en) 1923-02-28 1929-06-11 Malone John Fox Jennens Heat engine operated by the expansion of liquids
US3090702A (en) 1961-01-23 1963-05-21 Chromizing Corp Protective coating of refractory metals
US4366676A (en) * 1980-12-22 1983-01-04 The Regents Of The University Of California Cryogenic cooler apparatus
DE3305253A1 (de) * 1983-02-16 1984-08-16 Karlheinz Dipl.-Phys. Dr. 3300 Braunschweig Raetz Malone-waermekraftmaschine
EP0361927A1 (de) * 1988-09-29 1990-04-04 Artemis Intelligent Power Ltd. Pumperegelungsverfahren und Tellerventil dafür
EP0494236A1 (de) 1988-09-29 1992-07-15 Univ Edinburgh Fluidmaschine.

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Cited By (9)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2002070887A1 (en) * 2001-03-07 2002-09-12 Wayne Ernest Conrad Improved heat engine with hydraulic output
US7364409B2 (en) 2004-02-11 2008-04-29 Haldex Hydraulics Corporation Piston assembly for rotary hydraulic machines
US7380490B2 (en) 2004-02-11 2008-06-03 Haldex Hydraulics Corporation Housing for rotary hydraulic machines
US7402027B2 (en) 2004-02-11 2008-07-22 Haldex Hydraulics Corporation Rotating group of a hydraulic machine
US7992484B2 (en) 2004-02-11 2011-08-09 Haldex Hydraulics Corporation Rotary hydraulic machine and controls
US9115770B2 (en) 2004-02-11 2015-08-25 Concentric Rockford Inc. Rotary hydraulic machine and controls
US7856817B2 (en) 2004-12-01 2010-12-28 Haldex Hydraulics Corporation Hydraulic drive system
US8196397B2 (en) 2004-12-01 2012-06-12 Concentric Rockford, Inc. Hydraulic drive system
US8596055B2 (en) 2004-12-01 2013-12-03 Concentric Rockford Inc. Hydraulic drive system

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DE60018933T2 (de) 2006-03-30
US6606849B1 (en) 2003-08-19
EP1194688B1 (de) 2005-03-23
GB9915430D0 (en) 1999-09-01
AU5556500A (en) 2001-01-22
JP2003503636A (ja) 2003-01-28
DE60018933D1 (de) 2005-04-28
ATE291689T1 (de) 2005-04-15
EP1194688A1 (de) 2002-04-10

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